Friday, April 19, 1957 University Daily Kansan
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Engineering Council Has Big Role In Schoo
It's doubtful if many of the University's schools are as active in student government as the School of Engineering and Architecture.
The Engineering Student Council is instrumental in the college life of each engineering student.
TOM GRIFFITH
Tom Griffith, Pratt senior and president of the council said, "The purpose of the Engineering Student Council is to initiate and improve the educational and social activities of the students."
The council consists of a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer that are elected by the entire engineering student body, and each class and each of the 10 departments in the school elects a representative to the council.
"One of the reasons the council was formed was to create an esprit de corps within the school." Griffith said, and "another reason was to co-ordinate the Engineering exposition."
A general chairman and publicity chairman are picked by the council
"The council plans, organizes and handles the budget that is received from the chancellor's fund," he said.
Every exposition is a milestone in the history of the Engineering School," Griffith said. "No one realizes the amount of work connected with the exposition," he continued.
to co-ordinate the various departments in the exposition.
The council also supervises the "Hob Nail Hop." This year it was combined with the annual Engineer's Banquet. Griffith said the purpose in combining the two events was to honor Dean Carr, who is to retire this year.
Elects Magazine Staff
He said the magazine is one of the few student engineering periodicals in the nation, and that it is highly regarded in engineering circles.
Electr Magazine Snail
Another favorite oceanic is to elect the staff for the Kansas Engineer, a quarterly magazine published by the school.
"The jokes are sometimes edited by the faculty," he smiled.
In addition to the magazine being totally student-managed, Griffith said that "90 per cent of the contents of the Kansas Engineer is written by KU students."
"I think we can give more stress to the educational side of the Engineering Student Council," he said. "We place enough stress on the social side. I think the educational obligation should be expanded."
Concerning the future of the council, Griffith said he would like to see the council sponsor more guest speakers who are prominent in the engineering field.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture says cash receipts on shorn wool will be down on the 1956 clip because of lower prices, but the decrease will be more than offset by incentive payments.
Freezing temperatures and stiff grease cause electric motors to burn out when they lack overload protection.
Student of the engineering drawing department will demonstrate the practical application of Engineering Drawing I and II, and Descriptive Geometry in their exposition display, in 210 Marvin.
They'll Show How Practical Classwork Is
The display will be in three parts, each showing phases in the study of these courses.
The first part is a show case displaying all the instruments used in Engineering Drawing I, and explanation of their use. A second part, with the use of a bench grinder, an automatic
Beginning with the original design, it will show all the steps toward the finished product—part of the original stock, detailed tracing of the design, each individual finished part, and finally the assembled bench grinder.
corrupted by the use of descriptive geometry will be shown by a model of a section of land, also on display in the third part.
As a side feature the display will have a series of humorous posters depicting the life of a college student as seen from the eyes of his parents, all fun and no work.
A model of an airplane canopy in the third section of the display will demonstrate the problem of getting the canopy to operate automatically, and how it is solved.
Co-chairmen of the display are Charles L. Hedrick, Kansas City, Mo., and Fred E. Buchanan. Burlingame, Calif. Both are seniors.
Henry Hudson discovered the island of Manhattan in 1609.
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